Ben Tipple

DIY • 21st October 2022

Review: Taylor Swift – Midnights

A record that paints a picture of Taylor’s heartbreak and self-worth in the spotlight but finds enough common ground in spiralling night-time memories to take fans with her.

Rock Sound • 17th October 2022

Feature: Pinkshift - For The Dreamers

Pinkshift's career could have been over before it even truly began. But now, they're winding up to take on the world with their debut album.

DIY • 6th October 2022

Review: Sorry - Anywhere But Here

It reeks of cobbled back alleys, underground dive bars and flickering streetlights, yet with a playful nod and an unmistakable affection.

DIY • 14th September 2022

Review: Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows

A record that finds its voice in emerging into musical freedoms found in separation.

DIY • 7th September 2022

Review: Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard

Oliver takes on both past and present realities with a candour that surprises even him.

DIY • 17th August 2022

Review: Phoebe Green - Lucky Me

As bold as the personality that runs through it.

DIY • 17th August 2022

Review: Lauran Hibberd - Garageband Superstar

Fun without feeling frivolous, packing relatable substance into its genuinely jovial sound.

DIY • 1st August 2022

Feature: Living In Widescreen - Hayley Kiyoko

Having established herself as a proud pop advocate for the queer community, now on second album ‘Panorama’, Hayley Kiyoko is becoming a true advocate for herself.

DIY • 13th July 2022

Review: Beabadoobee - Beatopia

The land of ‘Beatopia’ is a far better world for letting others in.

DIY • 22nd June 2022

Review: MUNA - MUNA

A celebratory expression of queer love that loses none of the trio’s magic.

DIY • 17th June 2022

Live Review: Sky Farreira, Southbank Centre, London

Although she carries herself with the same resignation as the previous weekend’s performance, on stage her art comes to life.

DIY • 15th June 2022

Review: Perfume Genius - Ugly Season

An album in its truest form, a record to sit with and take in as one whole.

DIY • 14th June 2022

Feature: Nova Twins - No Holds Barred

Carving out a singular space in the rock landscape, Amy Love and Georgia South have resolutely done it their way. Now, with the advent of Nova Twins’ ‘Supernova’, their potential feels limitless.

DIY • 8th June 2022

Live Review: Slam Dunk Festival 2022, Hatfield

Rock isn’t dead or alive, it’s changing from the inside out.

Rock Sound • 1st June 2022

Feature: Memphis May Fire - The Shake Up

Memphis May Fire are back, and it feels... familiar. Matty Mullins explains how he and his band wound back the clock, and made some of their most vital work yet.

DIY • 23rd May 2022

Live Review: Charli XCX, Alexandra Palace, London

It’s a blissful evening of true, unadulterated - and yes - cheesy fun.

NME • 18th May 2022

Live Review: James Blake, Alexandra Palace, London

Far from focusing only on his latest album 'Friends That Break Your Heart', this set proves the boy wonder's eclecticism

DIY • 18th May 2022

Review: Charlie Hickey - Nervous At Night

‘Nervous At Night’ places Charlie at a crossroads, largely in-keeping with its coming of age tale.

DIY • 12th May 2022

Review: The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention

It all feels remarkably familiar, but given the record’s pedigree, that’s far from a bad thing.

DIY • 11th May 2022

Review: Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter

Change, escape and identity are not easy things to navigate, and ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is the dark, unsettling, sprawling beauty that comes out of it.